Westlake delays US ethylene expansion to 2013

The expansion in Lake Charles, Louisiana, will increase ethane-based ethylene capacity by 230 - 240 million lb/year (104,000 – 109,000 tpy), targeting an ethylene integration strategy, company officials said. The unit is expected to be down approximately 50 days for the work to be completed.

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Westlake Chemical on Tuesday said it will perform planned maintenance and expand its Petro 2
ethylene unit in Lake Charles, Louisiana, in the first quarter
of 2013.

The company had earlier said the turnaround would occur in
the 2012 fourth quarter.